SDWOTS: Advanced Operations & Troubleshooting Training
SD-WAN: Advanced Operations & Troubleshooting Bootcamp (SDWOTS) v1.0 is a five-day course. We will cover Cisco Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) which is an overlay architecture that overcomes the biggest drawbacks of traditional WAN. Students will be able to operate a Cisco SD-WAN over any transport (MPLS, Broadband, LTE, VSAT etc.) and provide troubleshooting, management, policy control and application visibility across the enterprise. This hands-on course covers the Cisco SD-WAN product and contains extensive labs to reinforce the knowledge learned.
Upcoming Dates
What's Included
- Official Cisco courseware
- Remote lab access
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with WAN Networks
Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Describe how to deploy SD-WAN
- Configure SD-WAN environment
- Deploy Zero-Touch Provisioning
- Implement SD-WAN Security
- Configure SD-WAN Policies
- Operate SD-WAN Devices and software
- Troubleshoot SD-WAN environment
Course Outline
Module 1: Cisco SD-WAN Introduction
- Lesson 1: High-level Cisco SD-WAN Deployment models
- Lesson 2: Application level SD-WAN solution
- Lesson 3: Cisco SDWAN high availability solution
- Lesson 4: Cisco SD-WAN Scalability
- Lesson 5: Cisco SD-WAN Solution Benefits
Module 2: Cisco SD-WAN Orchestration
- Lesson 1: Introduction
- Lesson 2: vManage NMS
- Lesson 3: vSmart Controller
- Lesson 4: vBond Orchestrator
- Lesson 5: Controller Resiliency Architecture
Module 3: Site Architecture and Deployment Models
- Lesson 1: Site Capabilities
- Lesson 2: vEdge Router
- Lesson 3: vEdge form factors
Module 4: Zero Touch Provisioning
- Lesson 1: Overview
- Lesson 2: User Input Required for the ZTP Automatic Authentication Process
- Lesson 3: Authentication between the vBond Orchestrator and a vEdge Router
- Lesson 4: Authentication between the vEdge Router and the vManage NMS
- Lesson 5: Authentication between the vSmart Controller and the vEdge Router
Module 5: Cisco SD-WAN Solution
- Lesson 1: Overlay Management Protocol (OMP)
- Lesson 2: Cisco SDWAN Circuit Aggregation Capabilities
- Lesson 3: Secure Connectivity in Cisco SD-WAN
- Lesson 4: Performance Tracking Mechanisms
- Lesson 5: Application Discovery
- Lesson 6: Dynamic Path Selection
- Lesson 7: Performance Based Routing
- Lesson 8: Dynamic Cloud Access
Module 6: Operations Best Practices
- Lesson 1: Config: Test Configuration Changes Before Committing
- Lesson 2: NAT: Secure Routers Acting as NATs
- Lesson 3: vEdge Routers: Connect to the Console Port
- Lesson 4: vEdge Routers: Use the Poweroff Command
- Lesson 5: SD WAN Devices: Site ID Naming Conventions
- Lesson 6: SD WAN Devices: Using the System IP Address
- Lesson 7: vManage NMS: Disaster Recovery
Module 7: Application Monitoring
- Lesson 1: vManage
- Lesson 2: vAnalytics
- Lesson 3: Ecosystem Partner Solutions
Module 8: Troubleshooting Methods
- Lesson 1: Remote Access
- Lesson 2: Console Access
- Lesson 3: LAN Interfaces
- Lesson 4: WAN Interfaces
- Lesson 5: Control Connections
Module 9: General Troubleshooting
- Lesson 1: Check Application-Aware Routing Traffic
- Lesson 2: Collect Device Data To Send to Customer Support
- Lesson 3: Monitor Alarms and Events
- Lesson 4: Monitor TCP Optimization
- Lesson 5: Ping a SD WAN Device
- Lesson 6: Run a Traceroute
- Lesson 7: Simulate Flows
- Lesson 8: Troubleshoot Cellular Interfaces
- Lesson 9: Troubleshoot Device Bringup
- Lesson 10: Troubleshoot WiFi Connnections
- Lesson 11: Use Syslog Messages
- Lesson 12: Tunnel Health
Module 10: Troubleshooting: Data Plane Issues
- Lesson 1: BFD Session Information
- Lesson 2: Cflowd Information
- Lesson 3: Data Policies
- Lesson 4: DPI Information
- Lesson 5: Symptom: Site Cannot Reach Applications in Datacenter
- Lesson 6: Symptom: vManage Showing vEdge or Interface Down
- Lesson 7: Symptom: Site-Wide Loss of Connectivity (Blackout)
- Lesson 8: Symptom: Poor Application Performance (Brownout)
- Lesson 9: ssue Severity Assessment
Module 11: Troubleshooting: Routing Issues
- Lesson 1: BGP Information
- Lesson 2: Multicast Information
- Lesson 3: OMP Information
- Lesson 4: OSPF Information
- Lesson 5: PIM Information
- Lesson 6: Symptom: Some or All Routes Missing from vEdge Routing table
- Lesson 7: Symptom: Data Traffic Using Suboptimal Path
- Lesson 8: Symptom: Data Traffic Not Using All Transports
Module 12: Application-Aware Routing
- Lesson 1: Application Performance with CloudExpress Service
- Lesson 2: Tunnel Latency Statistics
- Lesson 3: Tunnel Loss Statistics
Module 13: Interface Troubleshooting
- Lesson 1: Reset an Interface
- Lesson 2: All Interfaces
- Lesson 3: ARP Table Entries
- Lesson 4: Cellular Interface Information
- Lesson 5: DHCP Server and Interface Information
- Lesson 6: Interface MTU Information
- Lesson 7: Management Interfaces
- Lesson 8: VRRP Information
- Lesson 9: WAN Interfaces
Module 14: Network Operations
- Lesson 1: Check Alarms and Events
- Lesson 2: Check User Accounts and Permissions
- Lesson 3: Deploy the SD WAN Overlay Network
- Lesson 4: Determine the Status of Network Sites
- Lesson 5: Control Connections
- Lesson 6: Data Connections
- Lesson 7: Network Performance with vAnalytics Platform
- Lesson 8: OMP Status
Module 15: Security Certificate Troubleshooting
- Lesson 1: Generate a Certificate
- Lesson 2: Upload the vEdge Serial Number File
- Lesson 3: Certificate
- Lesson 4: CSR
Module 16: SD WAN Devices Maintenance
- Lesson 1: Decommission a vEdge Cloud Router
- Lesson 2: Determine the Status of a Network Device
- Lesson 3: Locate a SD WAN Device
- Lesson 4: Migrate a Controller's Virtual Machine Using vMotion
- Lesson 5: Reboot a Device
- Lesson 6: Remove a vEdge Router's Serial Number from the vManage NMS
- Lesson 7: Replace a vEdge Router
- Lesson 8: Restore the vManage NMS
- Lesson 9: Set Up User Accounts to Access SD WAN Devices
- Lesson 10: Validate or Invalidate a vEdge Router
- Lesson 11: Software Versions Installed on a Device
- Lesson 12: Status of a vBond Orchestrator
- Lesson 13: Status of a vEdge Router
- Lesson 14: Status of a vSmart Controller
Module 17: SD WAN Device Operation and Troubleshooting
- Lesson 1: Determine Changes to a Configuration Template
- Lesson 2: Determine Why a Device Rejects a Template
- Lesson 3: Alarm Severity Levels
- Lesson 4: Hardware Alarms
- Lesson 5: Checking Alarms and Notifications
- Lesson 6: LEDs
- Lesson 7: Additional Information
- Lesson 8: Restore a vEdge Router
- Lesson 9: Remove vEdge Router Components
Module 18: Working With SD WAN Support
- Lesson 1: Case Priority Levels and Response Times
- Lesson 2: Information for Opening Cases
- Lesson 3: SD WAN Customer Support Portal
- Lesson 4: Other Ways to Contact Support
Labs
- Lab 1: Introduction to the Cisco SD WAN
- Lab 2: Add vEdge to vManage Inventory
- Lab 3: Control-Plane Connectivity
- Lab 4: Overlay Network
- Lab 5: Zero-Touch Provisioning
- Lab 6: vManage Templates
- Lab 7: vManage Basic Policies
- Lab 8: Application Aware Policies
- Lab 9: Advanced Policies
- Lab 10: Analytics
- Lab 11: MultiTenant Mode and Tenants
- Lab 12: Troubleshooting Methods
- Lab 13: Troubleshooting Data Plane Issues
- Lab 14: Troubleshooting Routing Issues
- Lab 15: Best Practices